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Estimation of demand parameters : an empirical analysis of consumer behavior in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
models for forecasting future markets, planning merchandising and advertising, and devising promotional programs can be improved with demand analysis. Traditionally, most of the estimates of demand parameters in empirical analysis were based on single...
Federal crop insurance -- a case study in Audrain County, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
"Net farm income varies greatly from year to year and uncertainty of income is a characteristic of the farm business. Although the total production of agricultural products indicates a trend toward stability, there is ...
An economic analysis of potential water resource development for agriculture in the Blackwater-Lamine River Basin, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
and land use shifts will be the most important factors in expanding future output of agricultural products because these factors apply to the entire land base. The adoption of more efficient technology alone could increase agricultural output by 23 percent...
Application of the systems approach : an information and decision model for the hog enterprise
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1976)
. This is reported in Chapter Six. The practical use of the model for planning and control of the hog operation is described in Chapter Seven. A final chapter summarizes the approach, draws conclusions and makes suggestions for further research in this domain...
Agricultural loan evaluation with discriminant analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1970)
As each year passes, the farmers' needs for adequate credit adapted to their particular type of businesses, become more evident, The shift in the past half century to a mechanized agriculture has greatly increased farm credit needs. The total real...
Scale and utilization economics in feeding cattle under three feeding systems : a feasibility study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1967)
"Since the end of World War II the cattle feeding industry in the United States has been characterized by three major, and to a certain degree, related developments: 1. A marked expansion in numbers. In the two decades ...
An analysis of record systems for farm management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1968)
program were investigated and solutions were set forth. The determination of the value of unpaid inputs was standardized by relating the value to externally determined values. The solution to the cost allocation problem was based upon the use of standards...